There is one word in the english language

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There is one word in the English language that is always pronounced incorrectly. What is it?

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There are many words that people pronounce differently, I say this Either: either, Neither: neither, Data : data it doesn’t matter, as long a they know what you mean!
Biscuit; some people say Biss- Cue- It or Bridge; Brid-Gee

tomato tomato

There are some many variations on English that as long as the message can be passed to the next person, then it is ok.

As long as people can understand u it’s ok…

The word is «incorrectly».

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DaBen:

thank you, it was killing me not to be the smart ass

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kchur:

Always glad to help

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and i’m called a points whore (which i freely admit, but most of my answers are answers and most of my questions are questions!!!!) Tongue

actually there are many words in the english language pronounced incorrectly you could have made a legitimate question by asking which words but now i will do like the chinese and steal your idea

Usually they say… u aly

Haha, vampire!  They hate the whole v/w thang.  You’ll get a whole lotta wampires.

How many pounds of dirt are there in a hole measuring 2 meters by 3 meters by 4 meters?

Franck3:

38700LBs if loose . 51600LBs if packed, it is heavy stuff.

So very smart. But you asked how many LBs of dirt are there in a hole Etc. So you do not really want to know.

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diverdude1:

by there very nature holes are empty. so, the big ZERO lbs of dirt.

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Often pronounced ‘offen’ drives me up the wall! 

nevermind:

GUess what, «Offen» is the correct way. The «T» is silent.

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IrvineWelsh:

It is maybe silent in your mind but in the English language my boy it is grammatically incorrect to pronounce often ‘offen’. 

You should hit the grammar books whippersnapper!

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JungleLife:

Both ways are ok, when teaching this word you should tell the students that both ways are accepted.

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Phew!! I don’t know just guessing……I was guestimating my choices!! heart

There are cookies, bookies and too many rookies for me to sit here trying to be a hooky! Looky Looky don’t call me a wooky. Touchy Touchy Feely Feely Spicy Spicy Nicey Nicey & that’s what the doctor Ordered!!

Mixing up chicken and kitchen

sheet and sh@t.  fool and full

‘snack’ and ‘snake’ : one boy in my class said he liked to give girls ‘snakes’

‘smile’ is often pronounced ‘smell’

Often. The T is silent and people don’t realize this. It is not «Off-ten» it is «Offen»

IrvineWelsh:

False. I just pray that you are not masquerading as an English teacher! 

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nevermind:

You are so wrong it’s not even funny. And no, I’m not an English teacher, I’m a broadcast journalist.

I certainly hope YOU’RE not masquerading as an English teacher. Dope.

Why is “t” often silent?

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IrvineWelsh:

Broadcast journalist-ha codswallop! I certainly know what you are broadcasting and it isn’t journalism- more like tripe!

I assume you realise you are quoting and linking an amateur blog as evidence.

One look at the authors of the site confirmed my suspicions. It is written by a couple of bumpkins from Iowa of all places.

I much prefer standard English rather than American gobbledygook or slang!

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nevermind:

«Blah, blah, blah I’m an English teacher who doesn’t know how to speak the language.»

It’s funny to hear Brits pretend they speak English well, most of your dialects are just farting the language out of your mouths. We in North American speak a fossilized and more pure form of it. 

Anyway, you’re completely wrong and I feel sorry for your students. 

As well, I’m not an American. 

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IrvineWelsh:

You say you speak a purer more fossilised form of English yet you litter your sentences with the delusions of a madman like Webster. 

How can American English be a fossilised form when it was changed on a whim just to promote a false North American doctrine. Part of the whitewashing of history that goes on in North American history.

Really you should be a comedian. Your comments really make me laugh.

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nevermind:

I think they only make you laugh because your ignorance combined with your narrow-mindedness is getting a great shock hearing the truth about how things are. I guess you don’t get to hear the truth «off-Ten» enough. 

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IrvineWelsh:

I think your ramblings and your complete failure to address my arguments is real evidence of who has won this particular contest.

Better luck next time sunshine!

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nevermind:

The only argument you’ve put forth is «I’m right because I am»

Not an argument, sparky. 

But again, you’re just a troll. 

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IrvineWelsh:

Calling someone a troll is often the sign of someone that has lost an argument.

I am a native speaker, that’s why I know I am right.Plus my MA in English!

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nevermind:

Your MA in English means nothing because you clearly don’t understand the language. You’re just that twerp on here who used to pretend you spoke 20 language and a bunch of other BS, get lost. Looke, Frank Snowball or whatever your names is. No one here is buying it. 

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Almost every word that most people say ends with an added «ah»

Pronouncing often ‘offen’ is low grade slang at its worst. 

Non-native speakers, especially the French, have/had difficulty pronouncing the word in hand correctly. French immigrants trying to speak in English when arriving in America had this problem. For reasons unknown to me some Americans then picked up this slang and continued on the mistake.

Make no mistake it should be pronounced often. The ‘t’ is not silent.  

nevermind:

The T IS silent. Get your facts straight.

http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/01/silent-t.html

Is it pronounced «list-en» and «soft-en» as well? No, it isn’t.

Back to school with you.

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IrvineWelsh:

I assume you realise you are quoting and linking an amateur blog as evidence. 

One look at the authors of the site confirmed my suspicions. It is written by a couple of bumpkins from Iowa of all places. 

I much prefer standard English rather than American gobbledygook or slang!

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GuilinRaf:

Um, you DO know that Nevermind is NOT American?

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IrvineWelsh:

I’ve no idea. He or she is however quoting a tripe American blog as ‘evidence’!

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GuilinRaf:

Well, maybe you could provide an alternative site?  I am sure that many would find it most instructive….

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IrvineWelsh:

If only I had the time…

I think the language is evidence enough without posting back-up links. This only tends to be done by people that have a very weak argument.

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nevermind:

Irvine is wrong. He’s just not man enough to admit it. According to him we should all just believe he is correct because he said he is. I don’t know any reasonable person who thinks that is an acceptable way to win an argument.  

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GuilinRaf:

«If only I had the time.»

How convenient….indecision

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IrvineWelsh:

I’m the first to back down if I’m wrong but will not cower when facing offish bullies who know next to nothing about the English language.

If you are looking for proof of my argument just go into a civilised English speaking country and open your ears. 

It will do no end of wonders for your pronunciation and grammar.

All the best with your future studies. 

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nevermind:

This guy is either a troll or he really is of lesser intelligence and a tad delusional. 

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IrvineWelsh:

If you take a little look back at our exchange I do believe it was you that was trolling me. 

And if you are trying to constructively counter argue don’t just copy my points and use them as your own.

You my friend are under the delusion… 

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nevermind:

Poor widdle lokey-blokey, Irvine…whaaa! Whaaa! Still teaching English under the radar, eh? Well, no worries one day you’ll be kicked out of China and force to do a job more suited to your abilities, like Wal-mart when you return to Wales. 

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IrvineWelsh:

What does that even mean?

My employment is certainly not under the radar and I’m definitely not from Wales. 

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According to an unlearned friend above the «T» in often is pronounced. This is false, Chinese readers, do not pronounce it. There was a time when it was pronounced, but that was back when Cromwell was running England. The language evolves, it is no longer pronounced, just like we don’t say «lisT-en» or «sofT-en»

End of lesson.

I think ‘nevermind’ is inappropriate. ‘Nomind’ would be more apt. Indeed language does evolve but it should never evolve into nonsense.

I would encourage Chinese students to pronounce often as often and to ignore the ramblings of the NED above. 

If you want to sound like someone from the civilised world, rather than an uncouth cowboy, it would be wise to follow my advice. 

nevermind:

I find it hard to believe someone from the «civilized» world would automatically resort to personal insults and attacks and not even bother showing a website to prove their theory. By the way, it is hilarious that you call these two «bumpkins» because they’re from Iowa and ignore the fact one was a writer fro the Wall Street journal as a literary critic and has decades of writing and editing under her belt. The other was born and raised in NYC and has a masters from Columbia and was a diplomatic correspondent. 

And you do what again? Teach English to screaming brats in Shenyang? I think their resume and experience trumps yours.  

Such a narrow minded fool surely can not be entrusted to make a cup of coffee let alone be expected to pronounce often correctly. 

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IrvineWelsh:

I believe it is you that is narrow minded my challenged friend.

You seem to have been living in a cultural and historical bubble with delusions of reality.

Anyone that has to link to amateur blogs as ‘evidence’ is clearly struggling in a losing battle. The language is clearly evidence enough. 

Iowa is a backwater state in a backwater continent. These are undisputable truths. It might be a lovely place to live but it is hardly a bastion of the English language. 

The writers seem like affable country people but would I ask them for advice on the English language-well no. I would hardly call the Wall Street Journal a quality newspaper. It is well known for its phony journalism and partisan stance. It might be quite sufficient for local news or a giggle but it is not a newspaper of international standing such as The Guardian, The Telegraph or The Times. I of course mean the original Times not the regional version in New York.

I think you need to do more actual research and not just quote the first amateur blog you come across. It really made your argument rather laughable.

Good luck I hope you will take my advice on board.

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nevermind:

Again with your «amateur» nonsense. It’s fairly funny you would berate my research skills when I put cold facts about who these two people….neither an amateur….. are and why they are qualified. 

Yet you, a supposed brilliant researcher and English teacher (Who couldn’t even get a teaching job in a country that speaks English) seem to think the world should just take you on your word? 

These people are more qualified than yourself. And you are wrong. With every sad attempt to argue your case with the classic «Because I said so» approach used by angry fathers for centuries you show yourself to be more of a wanker. 

Wrong, wrong wrong. I can’t say that «offen» enough.

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IrvineWelsh:

What utter rot.

Really such deluded ramblings does you no favours. You only portray yourself in a very bad light.

You seem to have lost your temper and resorted to abusive remarks. Clearly a sign of someone that has lost an argument.

Give it up and give yourself a break. 

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nevermind:

You’re either a troll or clinically moronic. 

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IrvineWelsh:

Wow- such wonderful insights.

Sorry I meant to say gibberish!

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«Shoop» instead of «soup».

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35. With only 4 letters, the longest English word you can create is “senseless”.

English Facts: With only 4 letters, the longest English word you can create is “senseless”.

36. In the English language, “time” is the most commonly used noun.

37. The difference between “Math” and “Maths” is that Math is used in American and Canadian English and Maths is used in British and Australian English.

English Facts: The difference between “Math” and “Maths” is that Math is used in American and Canadian English and Maths is used in British and Australian English.

38. The suffix -dom in English is used to denote a state, condition or status.

  • Freedom: a state of being free
  • Wisdom: quality of being wise

39. The shortest complete sentence in the English language is “I am” where I is the subject and am is the verb.

English Facts: The shortest complete sentence in the English language is “I am” where I is the subject and am is the verb.

40. There are many words in the English language that are accidentally added in the dictionary due to various reasons like printing errors. These words are known as “Ghost Words”.

E.g. dord, syllabus, morse, phantomnation, etc.

41. The English language is not originated in England. Actually, it is a West Germanic language originated in North-West Germany and the Netherlands.

42. The word “set” in the English language holds the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest number of definitions.

English Facts: The word “set” in the English language holds the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest number of definitions.

In the 2nd Edition of Oxford English Dictionary, published in 1989, the word “set” has 430 meanings.[Source]

43. The sound ‘ee’ in English can be spelled in seven different ways.

This sentence contains all the seven ways: ‘He believed Caesar could see people seizing the seas’.

44. “Subdermatoglyphic” is the longest English word that can be spelled and written without repeating any letters. 

It refers to the layer of skin beneath the fingertips.

The other two longest English words that can be spelled and written without repeating any letters are “uncopyrightable” and “dermatoglyphics”.

  • Uncopyrightable is something that cannot be copyrighted.
  • Dermatoglyphics is the study of markings on the skin.

45. There are few words in the English language which have all the five vowels in the (a, e, i, o, u) in the correct order:

  • abstemious
  • facetious
  • acheilous
  • anemious
  • caesious
  • annelidous
  • arsenious

46. According to MIT, “Pad kid poured curd pulled cod” is the toughest tongue twister in the English Language.[Source]

English Facts: According to MIT, “Pad kid poured curd pulled cod” is the toughest tongue twister in the English Language.

47. The word “Aegilops” in the English language holds the Guinness Book of World Records of being the longest word in the English language with all the letters arranged in alphabetical order.[Source]

English Facts: The word “Aegilops” in the English language holds the Guinness Book of World Records as it is the longest word in the English language with all the letters arranged in alphabetical order.

48. The term “dude” was first used in the late 1800s as an insult towards young men who were too concerned with keeping up with the latest trends.[Source]

49. The English word “infant” comes from the Latin word “infans”, which means “unable to speak” or “speechless”.[Source]

50. The English word “Hurricane” is derived from the Mayan god of wind and storms called as Jun Raqan and pronounced as “Huracan”.[Source]

51. English is considered to be the language of the skies.

In 2008, the International Civil Aviation Organization introduced language proficiency requirements. It means that those working in aviation are required to take regular tests to prove their English language proficiency.[Source]

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Question 1 How many words did William Shakespeare use? How many words did William Shakespeare use? a) 300 a) 300 b) 3,000 b) 3,000 c) 30,000 c) 30,000


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Question 2 How many native words are there in the English Language? How many native words are there in the English Language? a) 70% a) 70% b) 50% b) 50% c) 30 % c) 30 %


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Question 3 Which English word has the most definitions? Which English word has the most definitions? a) set a) set b) get b) get c) have c) have Set Set Get Get Have Have


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Question 4 What language did William The Conqueror use? What language did William The Conqueror use? a) French a) French b) English b) English c) German c) German


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Question 5 Which is the most common letter in English? Which is the most common letter in English? a) e a) e b) a b) a c) i c) i


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Question 6 Which is the least common letter in English? Which is the least common letter in English? a) x a) x b) q b) q c) z c) z


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Question 7 What is the capital of Canada? What is the capital of Canada? a) Montreal a) Montreal b) Ottawa b) Ottawa c) Adelaide c) Adelaide


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Question 8 The British ask for the bill in a restaurant at the end of the meal. What do Americans ask for? The British ask for the bill in a restaurant at the end of the meal. What do Americans ask for? a) the check a) the check b) the receipt b) the receipt c) the script c) the script


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Question 9 In British English, its called a mobile, what is it called in the US? In British English, its called a mobile, what is it called in the US? a) a handy a) a handy b) a cell phone b) a cell phone c) a portable phone c) a portable phone


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Question 10 Which word is used more in American English than in British English? Which word is used more in American English than in British English? a) mom a) mom b) mum b) mum c) mummy c) mummy


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Question 11 What is the capital of Australia? What is the capital of Australia? a) Sydney a) Sydney b) Canberra b) Canberra c) Melbourne c) Melbourne


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Question 12 What is the capital city of New Zealand? What is the capital city of New Zealand? a) Sydney a) Sydney b) Oakland b) Oakland c) Wellington c) Wellington


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Question 13 In Cockney,I dont Adam and Eve you means In Cockney,I dont Adam and Eve you means a) I dont love you a) I dont love you b) I dont understand you b) I dont understand you c) I dont believe you c) I dont believe you


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Question 14 Which of these drink words was borrowed from Arabic? Which of these drink words was borrowed from Arabic? a) wine a) wine b) juice b) juice c) alcohol c) alcohol


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Question 15 What language is the word sauna from? What language is the word sauna from? a) Swedish a) Swedish b) Dutch b) Dutch c) Finnish c) Finnish


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Question 16 Which famous fast food came from Germany ? Which famous fast food came from Germany ? a) pizza a) pizza b) hamburger b) hamburger c) sandwich c) sandwich


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Question 17 What language is the word robot from? What language is the word robot from? a) Czech a) Czech b) Polish b) Polish c) Hungarian c) Hungarian


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Question 18 What country are hara-kiri, kimono, and karate from? What country are hara-kiri, kimono, and karate from? a) China a) China b) Japan b) Japan c) Spain c) Spain


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Question 19 Which of the following English words are not French borrowings? Which of the following English words are not French borrowings? (заимствования) (заимствования) a) table, wardrobe, chair a) table, wardrobe, chair b) army, battle, peace b) army, battle, peace c) father, king, pig c) father, king, pig


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Question 20 What country are the words opera, soprano,concerto, and piano from? What country are the words opera, soprano,concerto, and piano from? a) Italy a) Italy b) Spain b) Spain c) Portugal c) Portugal


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Question 21 How many new words are added to the English vocabulary each year? How many new words are added to the English vocabulary each year? a) about 50 a) about 50 b) about 300 b) about 300 c) about 500 c) about 500


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Question 22 Where do the majority of computer terms come from? Where do the majority of computer terms come from? a) the UK a) the UK b) the USA b) the USA c) Australia c) Australia Web PC video on-screen chat


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Question 23 Which word is most frequently used in conversation? Which word is most frequently used in conversation? a) yes a) yes b) no b) no c) I c) I yes yes no no I


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Question 24 Which words are most frequently used in written English? Which words are most frequently used in written English? a) boy, girl, love a) boy, girl, love b) money, business, bank b) money, business, bank c) a, the, and c) a, the, and


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Question 25 What do the British say before the meal? What do the British say before the meal? a) Bon appetite! a) Bon appetite! b) Bless you! b) Bless you! c) Nothing c) Nothing


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Question 26 What is the correct question tag in this polite request? Open the window, __you ? What is the correct question tag in this polite request? Open the window, __you ? a) will a) will b) do b) do c) please c) please


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Question 27 If someone says Cheerio,what do they mean? If someone says Cheerio,what do they mean? a) Goodbye a) Goodbye b) Hello b) Hello c) Thank you c) Thank you


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Question 28 What should you say if someone sneezes(чихает)? What should you say if someone sneezes(чихает)? a) How is it going? a) How is it going? b) Bless you! b) Bless you! c) Can I help you? c) Can I help you?


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Question 29 What would you say if you wanted to sit down in a busy place? What would you say if you wanted to sit down in a busy place? a) Excuse me, is this seat busy? a) Excuse me, is this seat busy? b) Let me take this seat, please. b) Let me take this seat, please. c) Excuse me, is this seat taken? c) Excuse me, is this seat taken?


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Question 30 What is a polite response to Thank you very much ? What is a polite response to Thank you very much ? a) Of course! a) Of course! b) The same to you! b) The same to you! c) Youre welcome! c) Youre welcome!


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Question 31 What do you say in a shop if you only want to look and not buy? What do you say in a shop if you only want to look and not buy? a) Im just browsing. a) Im just browsing. b) Im just viewing. b) Im just viewing. c) Im just shoplifting. c) Im just shoplifting.


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INTRODUCTION

The lifestyle of modern children and teenagers has changed in 10 years. Nowadays, there is an excess of information in the world. No one can tell if it’s good or bad, but one fact is evident to everyone. This excess of information will cause an occurrence of new words which will describe unheard before events and things.

A new term is specialized for a specific sphere of activity, so due to this fact, not everyone knows the meaning of it.

The main idea of our project is English borrowings in the Russian language.

The object of the research is the usage of the borrowed from the English language words. How do we use such borrowings in the technical and scientific sphere?

The relevance of our project is obvious. We are living in a time of technological development when we always have our smartphone with us. The technological progress doesn’t stay still. It continues to develop and bring new gadgets into our life. New words inevitably come to us together with those gadgets.

We put forward a hypothesis: some words that people use in the technical sphere for specific purposes have their origin in the English language.

This research aims to identify the origin of the words people use for specific purposes.

The tasks we are going to solve during the study are:

To explore literary sources.

To choose the most used words in the scientific field.

To summarize the results we obtained, in conclusion.

PART 1. OTHER LANGUAGES AND THE REASONS FOR BORROWINGS FROM THEM

The popularity of the English language in the modern world

There were several international languages during the time of human’s existence, but neither of them was as popular as the English language. Nowadays, English is the language of communication for all people in the world. Only the Chinese language has more native speakers than the English one. But we should take into account the number of the Chinese population. We can say that English is the leading language in many spheres of life, for example, international relations, business, commerce, science, medicine, tourism and so on. The English language is easy to learn. You can understand and even talk to native speakers despite the fact you know English at the elementary level. Students study this language at schools in China, France, Japan, Russia, Norway and many others. People speak in English in more than 90 countries, and the importance of this language is growing from day to day.

The reasons of borrowing words from other languages

There are several reasons for borrowing words from other languages. The famous linguist Breiter has highlighted some of them.

There is a lack of a corresponding concept in a particular language. In many languages, it becomes necessary to give a name to some new phenomenon. Since there is not always an exact word in Russian or some other language, it is possible to take one or several terms, which convey the precise meaning from the English language. The examples of such words are a scanner, tuner, login, user, printer, and many others.

It is necessary to provide a stylistic effect. In our life, we often mix words from our mother language and the borrowed ones. The reason for this is homophony, which connects the meanings of languages, for example, trainer (English) and тренер (Russian).

Some positive or negative connotations are not inherent to an equivalent unit in a receptor language, and it is necessary to express them. Breiter writes that the idea of ??people who speak Russian is that foreign technologies are much better than the Russian ones. People believe that foreign companies are more reliable and that the quality of goods is much better. However, the more often Anglicisms are used in advertisements, names or product descriptions, the more negative is the reaction of the Russian-speaking population. That is why the use of Anglicisms is a very controversial issue.

PART 2. ANGLICISMS

2.1 The relevance of the Anlicisms today

The vocabulary of Russian origin is limited. So, it is easier to take the existing words or even word combinations together with the phenomenon we borrow. But at the same moment, there will appear a question. From which language should we take those words? The answer to this question is clear well. English is an international language, that is why we can take word units from it. Russian vocabulary broadens due to the Anglicisms. The scientific and technical sphere is developing rapidly today. That is why it needs more and more terms, to name a new phenomenon. And these new terms we borrow from the English language. These are the words, we use every day, for example, browser, log in, site and so on. All these terms, that we borrow into scientific language for some specific use, in one way or another turn out to get into our everyday vocabulary. It happens so because we use smartphones, laptops, computers, and other modern gadgets. We learn Anglicisms while using different modern equipment. Another advantage of the Anglicisms over Russian words is that such vocabulary emphasizes the awareness of the speaking person.

2.2. Ways of forming Anglicisms

To understand and to recognize anglicisms from other borrowings, we should know the ways of their forming. At the present moment, there exist eight ways of forming the anglicisms, such as direct borrowings, hybrids, loan translation, semi loan translation, exoticisms, foreign-languages blotches, composites and jargonisms. You probably don’t know all these names and don’t understand what they mean. Let us figure it out.

Direct borrowings. These are the words that have similar construction and meaning as they have in English. For example, money – мани – деньги.

Hybrids are the words of the English language with an added Russian suffix or Prefix. This way of forming anglicisms may cause a slight change of a word meaning, for example, abuse – абузитьзлоупотреблять.

Loan translations or tracings. These are the words adopted from the English language which keep their shape, for example, login, driver, disk, internet and so on.

Semi loan translation or semi tracing form the words which started to obey the rules of the Russian language (suffix addition) as a result of their transition into this language.

Exoticisms are the words which are specific for customs and traditions of other nationalities different from the Russians. The specifics of this type is that such terms have not got synonyms, for instance, cheeseburger, pizza, and so on.

Foreign-languages blotches are the words that have synonyms, but they fix only in a few communication scopes. Their role is to add more expression, for example, noob -нуб- плохой (teenagers use it in a computer gaming).

Composites. As the name implies, this type is a word consisting of two English words. For example, a second-hand store that sells used clothing.

Jargonisms are the words that appeared due to the distortion of sounds, for example, easy-изи (легко).

2.3. Anglicisms’ classification

Although a foreign word grows into a substitute language and becomes an independent unit in it, it still keeps its foreign part, which we can find. This particle is represented by its phonetic and morphological features, which cannot find in the Russian language.

As far as we can identify some specific particles in foreign words, we can understand to which language those words belong.

We can define the following signs of anglicisms:

The presence of the pointed below letter combinations

— tch -тч(scotch -скотч)

— j -дж (jazz — джаз)

2. The presence of the given below endings:

— ing (meeting -митинг)

— men (businessmen- бизнесмены)

— er (timer -таймер)

3. The presence of paired consonants at the end of a word:

— abstinent (абстинент)

— absorb (абсорб)

PART 3. ENGLISH BORROWINGS USED IN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL FIELDS

As mentioned earlier, the words that we borrow into the scientific and technical field, as a rule, come from the English language. I have done a little research and will provide you with a list of words that have come into this area.

Аддитив (from the English additive) tech.- is a lubricating oil additive; a modifier for polymers.

АДСЛ(from the English asymmetric digital subscriber line) — it is a high-speed data transmission technology.

Адсорбент (from the English adsorbent) chem., phys. — It is an adsorbent body that creates an adsorption field.

Айпителефония (from the English Internet Protocol Telephony) Telephony over IP protocol.

Аутсорсинг(from the English outsourcing) — Transfer of certain types of work to third-party specialistson a contractual basis.

Бренд(from the English a brand) — A brand of a product that is very popular with customers.

Виральный (from the English viral) — very popular on the Internet.

Деструктивный (from the English to destruct) — destructive, devastating.

Дистрибьютор (from English to distribute) — It is a representative of a manufacturing company who purchases goods on its behalf and sells them either to retailers and dealers or directly to the buyer.

Драйвер(from the English driver) — A program that provides interaction between the operating system of the computer and its hardware components.

Нетворкинг (from the English Net and Work) — Establishing business contacts, creating a network of useful acquaintances for work.

Провайдер (from English to provide) — that is a company that provides access to the Internet, mobile communications.

Сабсоник (from the English subsonic) – a filter that cuts off everything that is below 17-20 Hz.

These vocabulary units are among the most common ones. I didn’t include in this list well-known words, such as server, login, site and many other widely used words. Otherwise, we could continue this list endlessly.

CONCLUSION

After all the work we have done, we can say with confidence that anglicisms are necessary for the Russian language since modern technologies are developing at an incredible speed. Literally, in 10 years, a huge breakthrough has been made in the development of technologies. Consequently, with the appearance in our life of new phenomena, gadgets and objects, they need to be given a name, and that is why anglicisms come to the Russian language. However, it is not enough to have anglicisms in the language. It is still necessary to understand their meaning. And most of all, it is necessary to be able to use them in the language. If a person does not know how to use borrowed words, then what is the point of importing them into the language.

LIST OF REFERENCES

https://tv-english.club/ru/statyi-ru/angliyskiy-v-globalynoe-sredstvo-kommunikatsii/

http://www.hintfox.com/article/storija-vhozhdenija-anglijskih-zaimstvovanij-v-rysskij-jazik.html

https://www.bibliofond.ru/view.aspx?id=651022#text

https://englex.ru/english-borrowings-in-russian/

https://studopedia.ru/1_129628_prichini-leksicheskogo-zaimstvovaniya.html

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